the foreign minister says his goovt will run@s in japanese media. they will claim that the islands are south korean territory historically, geographical and under international law. government officials prepare to give handouts in japanese. that explain the south korean stance. they will double the annual budget for collecting documents on the islands and running such ads. >>> japan's largest opposition, liberal democrating party will choose a new leader later this month. the party could not reconcile on internal feud. five candidates will compete for the post. the foreign prime minister is expected to announce his candidacy during the day. he wants to continue constitutional and educational reforms he began when he was prime minister. acting policy chief, is also to run. he was two months defense minister. and machimura is running part of the same faction, and repeatedly asked the former prime minister not to stand in the election. they'll compete against policy chief, ishiba, and the secretary-general, the son of the tokyo governor. current presid